Love Her Madly / You Need Meat

Catalog number EK 45726, pressed and released in the UK by Elektra in 1971, this seven-inch pairs "Love Her Madly" on the A-side with "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" on the flip. It arrived in the UK market around the same time "Love Her Madly" was being pushed as a single internationally ahead of the L.A. Woman album, making this pressing a distinct regional release aimed squarely at the British market. Collectors looking to compare formats and regions will find other variants of this same pairing cataloged separately on this site.

The UK Elektra seven-inch sleeves of this era typically came in one of two configurations: a generic Elektra house sleeve or a picture sleeve specific to the single. EK 45726 is most commonly found in the standard Elektra UK company sleeve, which in this period featured the label's recognizable butterfly or stylized text design, usually printed on a lighter stock with the Elektra logo prominently displayed. The label itself on both sides follows the classic Elektra UK format of the early 1970s, with the catalog number, track titles, publishing credits, and timing information arranged in a clean, utilitarian layout typical of British pressings of the period. The vinyl quality on authentic UK pressings of this era tends to be firm and well-cut, and when found in VG+ or better condition, the surface noise is minimal. The A-side label reads "Love Her Madly" with songwriting credit to Robby Krieger, while the B-side carries the full title "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further," a Willie Dixon cover the band recorded during the L.A. Woman sessions. Collectors should check the matrix etchings in the runout groove, as these will confirm the pressing origin and lacquer cut information specific to this UK variant. Condition of the label print, centering of the spindle hole, and the thickness and rigidity of the vinyl are all markers worth scrutinizing when sourcing this one.

What makes EK 45726 worth tracking down is its specificity as a UK market release in a year when The Doors were still an active, commercially relevant band. "Love Her Madly" performed well in the UK charts, and this pressing was part of that promotional push. The B-side is the real point of interest for serious collectors: "(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further" is a Willie Dixon composition that does not appear on the standard L.A. Woman LP pressing in most markets, which makes it a genuinely album-adjacent rarity rather than a throwaway flip. Collectors who have chased down the L.A. Woman HMV Collection or other UK-specific configurations of that album's era will recognize this B-side as a piece of the broader puzzle of how Elektra managed the L.A. Woman campaign regionally. The track was not a common inclusion, and finding it on a legitimate UK pressing adds genuine catalog value. Discogs data shows 64 collectors currently listing this as owned and 72 with it on their want list, a want-to-have ratio slightly above 1:1 that signals consistent demand and a modestly tight supply. That is not the profile of a common reissue that surfaces constantly; it points to a single that circulates but requires some patience to find in decent shape. For context on how this compares to other regional single pressings of the same pairing, additional variants are documented here. Collectors interested in The Doors' UK seven-inch catalog more broadly should also cross-reference the Light My Fire / People Are Strange UK pressing, which represents an earlier period of the band's British single releases and illustrates how Elektra UK handled their catalog across different years. Those building a complete run of Doors UK singles will want this one to sit alongside the Love Her Madly +3 EP and other single-adjacent releases from the same window.

EK 45726 is a legitimate and collectible UK pressing with a B-side that justifies the hunt on its own merits. It is not impossibly scarce, but the want-list pressure on Discogs and the regional specificity make it a meaningful addition to any serious Doors seven-inch collection. If you encounter a clean copy at a fair price, this is one to pick up rather than pass over.